Substitute House Bill No. 5551
Substitute House Bill No. 5551
PUBLIC ACT NO. 98-132
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE
PARK ALONG ROUTE 11.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (a) The Department of
Environmental Protection is authorized to
establish, in conjunction with the Department of
Transportation, a linear park along Route 11,
utilizing both the highway right-of-way and other
adjoining lands acquired for this purpose. Said
linear park, if established, shall also link other
state and municipal recreational and open space
areas.
(b) The Department of Environmental
Protection: (1) May accept, receive and
administer, on behalf of the state, any grants,
loans or other funds made available from any
source for the purposes of establishing said
linear park; (2) may acquire lands, waters or
interests in lands or waters, by purchase or
condemnation, and enter into agreements with
federal, other state or local agencies,
corporations or individuals concerning such lands
or waters which may be necessary to establish said
park; (3) may administer the design, including
site planning, construction and development; (4)
may administer, maintain and regulate the use of
said park and (5) may enter into cooperative
agreements with agencies of the government or
local agencies to provide for maintenance and
regulation of said park.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect July 1,
1998.
Approved May 27, 1998